February 2012
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I dunno. It kinda seems like a trap.
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Racism, body-negativity and other stuff about the...
“Many news outlets, critics and bloggers have touted ReStreep’s win as her time to shine, saying Davis will get another chance at an Oscar, too. But she probably won’t. As evidenced by Spencer’s historic win, there just aren’t leading roles written for black women—or most any people of color—in major Hollywood productions. A supporting role, maybe, but that’s even a stretch. Sure black...
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delisubthefemmecub:
So I’m putting together an Ableism for Allies workshop for my job as a Social Justice Peer Educator. And I’ve been seeking out a lot of my own sources and thinking/talking about how best to run these workshops.
And then I remembered that I have this enormously amazing crew of followers who could…
Hi delisub, I’m in the middle of a pain flareup, but here’s a...
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I've ignored my inboxes all weekend. I'm going to...
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Feminine is not synonymous with bad or weak or...
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What do you do when you're trying to resolve...
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Tamms prison and other Illinois facilities may be...
“ For at least 23 hours a day, prisoners sit in solitary confinement in 7-by-12-foot cells. There is little to no contact with the outside world. Inmates are allowed one hour for exercise in outdoor cages, and receive meals through a chuckhole. For a rare visit from relatives or friends, inmates are strip-searched, chained to a concrete stool and separated from visitors by a thick glass...
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Proposed ordinance would create Chicago Police...
“Prisons, jails and law enforcement aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, so as far as reducing harm goes, this ordinance could be somewhat effective. Incarcerated transgender people are often housed in facilities that reflect their legal sex, and they are more likely to be raped, brutalized and harassed. Otherwise, they are placed in solitary confinement where they are usually in a cell 23...
